Crony capitalism related news.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan did not reveal how much money was unaccounted for in the audit and admitted that they didn’t expect to pass.
Following in her predecessor’s footsteps, Philadelphia’s City Representative is accused of mishandling funds meant to improve the city.
A Wisconsin state lawmaker may be taking on an unpopular task by eliminating the exemption that state lawmakers currently have from record retention laws.
Time will tell if N.Y. and Va. will make up the $2 billion of incentives they used to lure Amazon for their new headquarters, or if the taxpayer will be left with the bill.
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(From The Washington Examiner) The language we use to cover news events says a great deal about our editorial judgment. And the Associated Press’ handling of the long-shot recount efforts in Georgia and New Mexico says its judgment needs serious...
(From Reuters) The CIA believes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, complicating President Donald Trump’s efforts to preserve ties with a key U.S....
(From Reuters) Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams admitted defeat in her effort to become the first black female U.S. governor on Friday, but said she planned to sue the state over voting problems and “gross mismanagement” of the election. Abrams’ announcement...
(From NBC News) The latest move to contest the appointment came in a lawsuit pending before the Supreme Court against the U.S. attorney general, who was Jeff Sessions when the case was filed in June. The challengers asked the justices...
(From The Washington Examiner) White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Friday the White House will “temporarily reinstate” CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press badge after a U.S. district judge ruled the White House suspended it illegally. But Sanders also said...
(From UPI) In what it calls the largest audit in history, the U.S. Department of Defense on Friday outlined deficiencies within the Pentagon it says will cost roughly $600 million to fix. The audit details inventory discrepancies, financial reporting errors...
(From AP News) Andrew Wheeler, a former congressional aide and lobbyist who has led the Environmental Protection Agency since his scandal-plagued predecessor resigned earlier this year, has gotten President Donald Trump’s nod for the permanent job. Wheeler’s promotion from acting...
(From AP News) President Donald Trump says he “very easily” answered written questions from special counsel Robert Mueller, though he speculated that the questions had been “tricked up” to try to catch him in a lie . . . The...
(From The Hill) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) clashed during a closed-door lunch meeting Thursday, with McConnell challenging Flake’s effort to force a vote on legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller. . . ....
(From The Guardian) The education department released a plan on Friday that would require schools to investigate sexual assault and harassment only if the alleged misconduct was reported to certain campus officials and only if it occurred on campus or...
(From The Guardian) Theresa May is battling to halt a growing revolt from the Tory right after half a dozen more backbenchers came out in favour of a no-confidence vote and the organiser of the rebellion publicly predicted more MPs...
(From The Washington Examiner) The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a dispute over evidence in a politically fraught case about the Trump administration’s plans to include a citizenship question in the 2020 Census. . . . More than a...
This year at Davos George Soros made his opinion of Facebook pretty clear. In January The Guardian reported that according to Mr. Soros; “Facebook and Google have become “obstacles to innovation” and are a “menace” to society whose “days...
Every educated person should understand basic supply and demand. If someone is in the business of laking laws that the rest of us must adhere to, they should ABSOLUTELY have a basic understanding of supply and demand. Sadly, economic...
(From Politico) Nancy Pelosi is facing an unexpected flare-up on climate change that is complicating relationships among House Democrats ahead of crucial leadership elections. Incoming liberals, led by Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, are demanding Pelosi go beyond her...
(From Huffpost) A day after a lengthy New York Times investigation found that Facebook went to great and potentially unethical lengths to muffle criticism of its inaction over disinformation efforts on the site, CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the controversy. “I’ve said many...
